Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches

Here is my Rolling Stone review of the new Tzadik release Six Encomiums for Cecil Taylor , on which six pianists — Anthony Coleman, Sylvie...

Had some nice catch-up chats with other writers at the Jazz Journalists Association Awards this past Wednesday. (Shout-outs ...

Here's my new TONY profile of the Billy Hart Quartet , based on an interview with Hart and Ethan Iverson, conducted back in February at...

Much like Paul Motian , Sam Rivers seemed immortal. We can never take the greats for granted. Nate Chinen penned a thorough, satisfying obit...

Via Time Out NY , a list of my top 10 albums of 2011 , everything in play. Via the Jazz Journalists Association, a list of my top 10 jazz al...

I'm glad that Nate Chinen took the time to make a methodical, emphatic case for why the forthcoming Miles Davis archival release, Live ...

Update: Saturday, 6/4/11—This post has been updated with Ted Panken's latest response, and my response to that response (and yet another...

[UPDATE: This post has elicited a number of insightful responses, some of which you'll find in the comments below. Howard Mandel has sha...

I'm honored to be a part of a 2009 year-in-jazz e-mail conversation, hosted by Nate Chinen and also including contributions from fellow ...